It has taken me longer to write this than I had hoped because I was trying to come up with my top 5 favorite Olympic moments. But it became a real challenge to narrow it down to a reasonable number of moments, as every sport (36), every medal event (302) and...
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London2012 Olympic Games
The London2012 Games have come to an end, and it’s time to reflect on the Games and share some tips based on my experiences at my fourth Olympics. See previous Games: Barcelona1992, Atlanta1996 and Beijing2008 Tip #1. Don’t let the negative media before the Olympic Games spoil the excitement, or...
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>Day 81. Dorothy and The Wizard of Oz.
>…but, before we go there:-), we had debated whether or not we would go to the Chelsea Flower Show or the neighborhood of Camden this morning, and Camden won out when we learned that the flower show was sold out. You apparently need tickets way in advance for the flower...
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>Day 80. Eric Clapton at Royal Albert Hall!!
>…But first, this morning, we decided to go walk along the Riverwalk and do The Eye, as I had never done that and it offers spectacular views of the City of London. Mary Kathryn had done it once before, but was willing to brave the heights once again! It was...
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>Day 79. Sunday in London.
>Sunday was a fairly lazy day. We hopped on the tube over to Harrods for brunch at a French cafe…. Yes, I bought a new hat on Saturday at the market, too. The place was adorable… Then we did a little shopping at Harrods… …before walking through Hyde Park and...
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>Days 77/78. Arrive in London.
>Mary Kathryn made it!! She finally got a flight out of Vermont to Philly and had to run to make her connection to the UK. So we both arrived in London on Thursday (day 77) as scheduled. The first thing we did, of course, was to hit the neighborhood pub...
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